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<h1>Using the Data Explorer to locate objects</h1>
<p>You can use the Data Explorer in the All Objects list to navigate to 
 objects such as attributes and metrics in your project. You can add these 
 attributes to the view filter, report filter, the report grid, and so 
 on.</p>
<p>The Data Explorer represents the hierarchies within your project and 
 allows you to quickly identify the structure of the hierarchies and where 
 various attributes exist within them. </p>
<h2>Prerequisites</h2>
<p>You must have the necessary designer privileges to use the Data Explorer. 
 For more information, contact your administrator.</p>
<h2>To use the Data Explorer to locate objects to add to a grid</h2>
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<li class=p><p>Click on the name of the report to execute it.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Open the All Objects list by doing one of the following:</p></li>
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<ul type="disc" class="whs2">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p>If you are viewing the report in Design Mode, from 
 the left, select All Objects.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>If you are viewing the report in Grid, Grid and 
 Graph, or Graph view, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Object 
 Browser</B></span> icon <img src="images/objectbrowser.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="17px" height="16px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> on the Panels toolbar. From the left, select <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>All Objects</B></span>.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<ol start="3" type="1" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>From the All Objects list, expand the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Data 
 Explorer</B></span>.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol><ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>If DHTML is 
 disabled: From the drop-down list in the All Objects list, select <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Data Explorer </B></span>and click the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Select Object Browser path</B></span> icon next to the drop-down list. A list 
 of the hierarchies in your project is displayed in the Folders area.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs4">The Data Explorer is displayed with a list 
 of the hierarchies in your project. </p>
<ol start="4" type="1" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs5">Expand a hierarchy to begin 
 exploring the objects within it. For example, if your project contains 
 a Time hierarchy, click it to see a list of years. Then select a year, 
 and a list of months appears. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs5">Drag and drop or double-click 
 objects to add to the report. For information on adding objects to a report, 
 see Adding objects to a grid report and Adding objects to a graph report.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 If viewing the All Objects list in a folder tree view, you can hold <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>CTRL</B></span> and select multiple objects at 
 the same time.</p>
<ol><ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs5">If 
 DHTML is disabled: To expand a hierarchy, select a hierarchy from the 
 Folders area and click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Open</B></span>. Then, 
 select an object from the Object area and click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add</B></span>. 
 The object is added to the report.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<h3>Related topics</h3>
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<li class=p><p>
<a href="All_Objects.htm">Adding objects from the All 
 Objects list</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Report_Objects.htm">Adding objects from the 
 Report Objects list</a></p></li>
</ul>
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